Latest Employment Data a Key Metric for December Rate Hike
The chances for a rate hike to end 2018 are becoming more imminent as the latest employment data suggests that the labor…
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Markets Down Despite Better-than-Expected Employment Data
All the major indexes were in the red despite October’s better-than-expected employment data from the Labor Department, which showed that year-over-year wage…
Wages and Salaries Beat Expectations, Hit 10-Year High
Wages and salaries climbed in the third quarter to its highest level in 10 years, beating out polled economists’ expectations with a…
Stock Massacre: Dow Plummets Over 800 Points
Just two weeks after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell praised the growth of the economy and not long after the S&P 500…
Dow Falls Over 300 Points Amid Tech Sell-Off
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell over 300 points on Wednesday as tech names like Intel, Microsoft and Netflix were in the…
Biggest Risk to Stock Market is Fed Policy Error, Says Strategist
Last week’s trading session saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average fall almost 400 points on Thursday and Friday combined as U.S. equities…
Benchmark Treasury Yields Continue their Ascent
Benchmark Treasury yields continue to climb as the Labor Department revealed today that job growth in the month of September retreated to its…
Markets Retreat on Latest Job Growth, Unemployment Data
Today, the Labor Department revealed that job growth in the month of September retreated to its lowest level in the past 12…
Dow Slides Over 200 Points Despite Positive Jobs Data
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid over 200 points in the early session despite the Labor Department revealing that unemployment claims last…
Treasury Yields Reach Decade Highs, December Rate Hike Imminent
A flood of strong U.S. economic data continues to flow into the capital markets, providing the impetus for possibly another hike in…
Private Payrolls Grow in September, Dow Climbs Over 100 Points
The outpouring of strong U.S. economic data continued as the Dow Jones Industrial average got lifted over 100 points today thanks to…
Treasury Yields Rise as U.S. Job Openings Hit Record High
The number of job openings in the U.S. hit a record high in July as it nears the seven million mark with…
Treasury Yields Slip on Latest Employment Data
Despite the latest employment data suggesting that the labor market is still at full strength, U.S. Treasury yields slipped on Thursday on…
Unemployment Claims Rise, Labor Market Still Robust
The United States Department of Labor announced that the number of unemployment claims rose higher the week ending August 25, but signs…